Page 33 of The Dragon Queen

SheglancesatRafe,though,andhehuffsoutabreath. "Fine,fine.I'monboard--butjustsowe'reclear,Ifuckinghateit."

"Weallhateit."Ibrushthebacksofmyknucklesdownthesideofherneck,feelingthetenderpulsebeatingjustbeneathherskin.Memorizingit. "Butwedowhatwehavetodo."

I'vesacrificedmyownhappinessinthenameofdutybefore.Once,IsacrificedEmber,anditwastheworstfuckingdecisionofmylife.

ButnowI'msacrificingtimewithEmberforEmber.

Hergazeconnectswithmine,mournfulinawaythattearsatmyheart,butsofulloflovethatIcanbearthepain. "Thankyou."

Mythroatcatches,andittakesallmywilltokeepmytoneeven.Icuphercheek,tryingsohardtobegentlewhenallIwanttodoisholdhertightandneverletgo.

IsaythewordsIcouldn'tbefore. "I'mgoingtomissyousofuckingmuch."

Icrashmymouthtohers,pushingalltheloveandlongingandacceptanceswirlinginsideofmeintoourbond.Shekissesbackwithanintensitythatstealsmybreathandhelpstohealtheholealreadyforminginmychest.

Aswekiss,Rafeispeelingherclothesfromherbody.Ican'tgetenoughofherskin.Ourmate-bondconnectionisalivingthinginmyblood,demandingsatisfaction.Ittwistsmeupinside,turnsmeinsideout.

Myownclothesseemtofallaway.Herothermatesaredisrobing,too,andjustafewshortdaysago,theweirdnessofsharingherwouldhavebeendistracting.Nowitjustaddstothefervor;beingwithherwhilethreeothermenaregraspingatherbodyandmurmuringwordsofloveanddevotiononlystrengthensthedepthoffeelingswimmingthroughourlink.

Shecurlsherhandaroundthebackofmyneck,rubbingherbarebreastsagainstmychest.Rafeisbehindher,andMalikiskissingherneck.Jianyuskateshishanddownherside.

Together,bysomeunspokenagreement,westeerherbacktowardthebed.Rafeshiftsoutoftheway,andIsetherdownonthesoftsurface,andthenherlegsarefallingopen.Isettlebetweenherthighs,andit'stoomuch,toofast.

"Goon,"shebabbles, "I'mready--sowetforyou--needyou--"

AndhowcanIresist?Idriveinside,herbodysosweetandwarmandtight--Christ,howcanshestillbesotight?We'vepushedhertotheabsolutelimitsofwhatawomancantake,andshe'skeptgoingandgoing.

Fullysheathedwithinher,Ikisshermouth,softanddeep.Loveflowsthroughthebondbetweenus,echoingandredoublingoverandoverandoveruntilit'saforceofnatureuntoitself.

Ilosemyselfinthesoftpushandpull,drivingintoherataspeedthatkeepstheedgeofecstasyjustatbay.OurkissisbrokenbyJianyucaressingthesideofherface.Hefeedsherhiscock,andshetightensaroundme.Rafeholdsherlegsopen,murmuringfilthabouthowhecan'twaittolickmycomeoutofherpussy,whileMalikcaressesherbreasts,andit'salltoomuch.

Onetouchofmythumbagainstherclit,andshe'sarchingintome,herwetfleshpulsingallaroundme,andItakeanotherhalfdozenstrokesbeforetheblindingwhite-outofoblivioncarriesmeaway.

Asourorgasmswashoverus,ourbondtightensevenfurther.There'snostoppingit,nobreakingit,nobreakingus.

Nothingcoulderasemyloveforher.

EvenifI'mhalfaworldaway.

Chapter

Eleven

EMBER

“Focus,"LordRookadmonishes,standingadozenfeetaway.

"WhatdoyouthinkI'mdoing?"Imutter.

We'vebeencampedoutinaclearingafewminutes'flightawayfromthecastleallmorning.Onourthirddayoftraining,I'mnotfeelingmuchsteadierormoreincontrolofmypowers.

Hell,I'mnotevenfeelinglikeIhaveanypowersatall.

Iswallowhard,tryingtokeepmyself-doubtatbay.

"Wegotthis,"Amywhispers.

We'restandingback-to-back,practicingdefensivemagic.Rhiannon,inherdragonform,swoopsaroundus,menacinguswithsnarlsandflapsofherwings.Anyminutenow,she'sgoingtoswoopatusorthrowanotherballofshadowsatourheads.Shehasexpertcontrol,andIknowwithoutadoubtthatshe'dneverhurtusforreal.

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